The Big Guy Of Blues On Three Stages

Guy turns 63 today, amid another one of his revivals -- and a tour that brings him to three local stages this weekend.

After years of playing mostly to diehard fans of Chicago blues, the former longtime partner with Junior Wells has come into his own in the '90s with such albums as ``Damn Right I've Got the Blues'' in 1991 and ``Feels Like Rain'' in 1992 -- Grammy winners, both.

Even if he didn't have one of the most stinging guitar attacks around, Guy would be one of the most notable vocalists in blues and soul.

His current release on Silvertone Records, ``Heavy Love,'' takes an R & B turn on a number of tracks, including a cover of Louis Jordan's ``Saturday Night Fish Fry'' and the duet with Jonny Lang, ``Midnight Train,'' that was its first single.

Guy plays a show tonight at the Pines Theatre in Florence, Mass., northeast of Northampton. Gates open at 5 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. All tickets are general admission and priced at $29.50. Information: (800) THE-TICK.

With Lang and another rising blues star, Susan Tedeschi, on the bill, Guy headlines a date at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford Friday at 7:30 p.m., where tickets are $38, $28, and $19.

Saturday the triple bill plays the Charles Ives Center in Danbury. Gates open at 4 p.m., music starts at 6 p.m. Tickets for that event are $35 reserved; $20 on the lawn. Information: (203) 837-9226..